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NewsNew locos confirm Madagascar rail renaissance
MADAGASCAR: The arrival of five Chinese-built locomotives is a significant step in the revitalisation of the island's railways, which were in a parlous state just five years ago. State-owned Madagascar Northern railway Rncfm had just one operable locomotive and its employees had not been paid for seven months when a ...
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Board battle grows increasingly bitter
USA: The heated dispute between CSX and some of its major shareholders looks set to reach a climax at the company's annual general meeting later this month.
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Regional conflict could open up inter-city sector
NETHERLANDS: The European Parliament may have backed away from proposals to liberalise the operation of domestic passenger trains before 2017, as proposed in the Third Railway Package, but private-sector concessionaires may try to force the pace of change, starting with a forthcoming legal challenge in the Netherlands. The country's largest ...
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Embedded rail welding
WELDING: Tramtrac II is the latest welding equipment product to be developed by ESAB for the repair of embedded grooved tramway rails. Use of the flux-cored arc welding process with self-shielded wire allows Tramtrac II to be smaller and lighter than submerged-arc welding equipment. Tramtrac II can be deployed from ...
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Frankfurt LRV handed over
GERMANY: Frankfurt Transport Authority VGF has taken delivery of the first of 146 Flexity Swift light rail vehicles which are being built by Bombardier. A further 11 will be supplied from the Bautzen factory this year, with deliveries continuing until autumn 2015. The bi-directional vehicles have been custom ...
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NewsMoscow Sheremetyevo airport rail link opens
RUSSIA: First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov attended the formal launch of rail services between Sheremetyevo international airport and Moscow's Savylovaky station on June 10. The 29 km journey from the airport to the city centre takes around 35 min by rail, compared to around 50 min by bus on ...
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Improving EMC awareness
TRAINING: Engineering institutions seek to encourage their members to take part in continuing professional development to keep them up to date in their respective subject areas. One discipline that particularly lends itself to tailored training is electromagnetic compatibility.
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First section of Delhi metro Phase 2 opens
INDIA: The first extension built under Delhi Metro Rail Corp's Phase 2 expansion programme was inaugurated on June 3, and began carrying passengers the following day. The 3·1 km elevated extension eastwards from Shahdara to Dilshad Garden brings the length of Line 1 to 25·1 km with 21 stations. ...
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NewsArriva passengers go online
DENMARK: Passengers travelling on Arriva services in western Denmark gained free onboard wi-fi access on May 26. Danish firm Network Zone Relations has equipped 29 Alstom Lint DMUs used in Jylland with Moovbox wi-fi access points and routers supplied by UK company Moovera Networks. The Moovbox links the train ...
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Wheeled welder rolls out
ROAD-RAIL: A compact all-terrain flash-butt rail welder has been built using a Doosan DX160W wheeled excavator modified to the specifications of UK firm Future Welding. The vehicle was converted for road-rail use by Philmor Rail, before US firm Holland Co fitted the Deutz power pack and a flash-butt welding head. ...
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Mexico's Tren Suburbano inaugurated
MEXICO The first section of a planned suburban rail network in the capital was officially inaugurated on June 2.
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Railway stabilisation starts
DR CONGO: A programme to 'stabilise' the operations of national railway SNCC is due to start on June 16, when Belgian concessionaire Vecturis begins a two-year contract to manage the business and put in place measures to prevent further 'technical and operational degradation'. The move follows an international tendering competition ...
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Riga buys Skoda trams
LATVIA: Riga urban transport authority SIA Rigas Satiksme has awarded a €51·7m contract to Skoda Transportation for the supply of 20 low-floor trams. The contract was formally signed on May 23, following an international tender launched in December 2007. The 1 524 mm gauge trams will be based on Skoda's ...
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Industry News in Brief
As of May 1 Compin Group purchased AVE Rail Products. Based at Bombardier's Derby plant in the UK, the manufacturer of train interior fittings including luggage racks, lighting, driver's desks and GRP components becomes Compin UK Ltd. Canadian construction firm PNR RailWorks has bought Montréal-based contractor Entretien de ...
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ETCS Level 2 on test
SPAIN: Infrastructure authority ADIF has begun functional trials of ETCS Level 2 signalling on the Madrid - Lleida section of the high speed line to Barcelona. The trials involve the use of a Talgo BT test train to verify the correct functioning of lineside equipment, as well as RENFE Class ...
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Santiago metro orders extra trains
CHILE: Metro de Santiago has exercised an option for a further 36 cars to operate its steel-wheeled Lines 4 and 4A in the Chilean capital.
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NewsAsian training centre inaugurated
SOUTH KOREA: The International Union of Railways officially inaugurated its training centre for the Asia region, during the recent statutory meetings in Seoul.
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NewsThalys adds wi-fi and smart tickets
EUROPE: Passengers travelling on 300 km/h Thalys services between Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Köln have been able to use on-board wi-fi since May 14. A quarter of the Thalys fleet had been fitted by that date, and all sets will be equipped by the autumn. Access to the ThalysNet portal ...
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Armenian concession starts
ARMENIA: South Caucasus Railways officially took over the management of Armenian Railways on June 1 under a concession agreement signed on January 16.
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DB restructures in run-up to sale
GERMANY: Details of Deutsche Bahn's future structure were agreed at an extraordinary meeting of the company's supervisory board held on May 15. To permit sale to the private sector of an initial 24·9% stake, the transport businesses are being moved into DB Mobility Logistics AG (below), which already groups the ...